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''Pseudochirulus'', also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. ''Pseudochirulus'' live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera ''Hemibelideus'', ''Petauroides'', ''Petropseudes'', ''Pseudocheirus'' and ''Pseudochirops''.〔Meredith, Robert W., Miguel A. Mendoza, Karen K. Roberts, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer. "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea." ''Journal of Mammalian Evolution.'' 17.2 (2010): pp.75, 75-99. ''Springer Link.'' Web. 14 Oct. 2014. (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7 ) 〕 〔Meredith, Robert W., Miguel A. Mendoza, Karen K. Roberts, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer. "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea." ''Journal of Mammalian Evolution.'' 17.2 (2010): pp.75-76, 75-99. ''Springer Link.'' Web. 14 Oct. 2014. (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7 ) 〕 ==Species== It contains the following species: *Lowland ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus canescens'' *Weyland ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus caroli'' *Cinereus ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus cinereus'' *Painted ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus forbesi'' *Herbert River ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus herbertensis'' *Masked ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus larvatus'' *Pygmy ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus mayeri'' *Vogelkop ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus schlegeli'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pseudochirulus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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